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Old 05-04-2013, 04:35 PM
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Whats a better telescope .. Skywatcher 10" Dobsonian or GSO 10" Dobsonian?

Hi Guys and Girls.

My first post here (technically second since the first was trying to see if anyone had an old telescope I could get off them). Loving this site. I spend my time on the train reading new posts on this forum.

As comes a time in every newbie amateur astronomer's life, they want to get a telescope of their own. I have to say, my time is nearing as well

I have looked at Andrews website (since they seem to have better prices than Bintel) and can see two contenders for what I am looking for. The first is a Skywatcher 10" Dobsonian Collapsible at $699 http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm [however there is no mention of the eyepieces that come with it] and the other is Guan Sheng [GSO] 10" non collapsible at $599. This one does show that it comes with premium GSO 9mm,15mm and 25mm 1.25" Plossl eyepieces and also a right angle correct image 8x50 finderscope (i love right angle finderscopes).

I dont have any experience with either Skywatcher or GSO 10" however I have seen through a fellow members 12" GSO and also looked at another's Meade 12" collapsible dobsonian. They both look impressive and had I had to choose between these two I would definetly choose the collapsible 12" since it is so much easier to carry.

Anyways, my question is this. What is a better telescope between the Skywatcher 10" and the GSO 10" offered by Andrews? The GSO comes with the right angle finderscope and 3 eyepieces but is not collapsible (can do with this). The Skywatcher doesnt show any eyepieces or a right angle finderscope. Generally speaking are GSOs better than Skywatcher? I have read in this forum that some people have high regard for Skywatcher.

Would appreciate any help I can get.
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